Upgrading from Parallels BE 11 to 12/13, uploading files changed

Hi,

So I'm currently using Parallels business edition 11, and have automated some processes for testing purposes. Part of these tests involve uploading files from my host Mac to the targeted Windows VM (in a Bash script using prlctl commands).
In Parallels version 11, to upload a file I use the following command:

ditto --norsrc --noacl --noqtn --noextattr "/Users/username/Downloads/test.txt" "/Users/username/Desktop/[C] Windows 7/tmp/"​

This would upload the file test.txt to the Windows VM and put it in C:/tmp/test.txt.

When upgrading to either Parallels business edition 12 or 13, there seems to have been a change with file sharing between VMs which breaks the above. Instead of being able to put files directly onto the C:/ directory, instead it is redirected to a mounted shared folder (also called [C] Windows 7), which has something like \\mac\home\[C] Windows 7\, which is not where I want the file to be.

I've tried mounting that location as a share drive, and then copying it across to the C:/ drive using something like:

prlctl exec "Windows 7" copy "J:\\Desktop\\[C] Windows 7\\tmp\\test.txt" "C:\\tmp\\" ​

however, this resolved with errors such as "The system cannot find the path specified." Even though the J: drive has been mounted.

How can I upload a file from my host Mac, to the Windows VM using prlctl and place it in the C:/ directory? Would love to start using Parallels 12 or 13 instead of 11.

Thanks!

 

Hi @LawrenceC1, once VM's file system is mounted to Finder, you can access Windows at /Volumes/ (attached the screenshot). Please use the path to Windows FS via /Volumes/ to copy files inside the VM.

 

Thanks - that resolved the issue!
Is this just for Parallels 12 & 13, or was this format also used for 11 which I missed?

 

Another question actually about accessing Windows FS at /Volumes/

If I revert to a previous snapshot (in an automated script), and then try to upload a file to /Volumes/[C] Windows 7/ it fails, because it says the directory doesn't exist.

To resolve this, I have to manually go into the Shared folder in Finder, and click on the VM itself before it connects. (which then makes it appear when doing ls -l /Volumes/)

Is there a way of doing the above manual step in terminal? ie, have whenever the VM start auto mount to the mac host at /Volumes/[C] Windows 7/?

 

Thanks for responding vasilyz - this is exactly what I was looking for!